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Baumgartner, Jennifer N.; Schneider, Tamera R. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The transition into college can pose barriers for student success. We examined the impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) compared to an active and no treatment control group, respectively, on stressor appraisals, academic persistence, and performance in university students. Participants: Students were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: College Students, Metacognition, Stress Management, Program Effectiveness
Chingos, Matthew M.; Kisida, Brian – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2023
Washington, DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only federally funded school voucher program in the United States, has provided private school scholarships to low-income students in DC since 2004. From its inception, the program has received significant attention in national debates and has been the subject of rigorous evaluations…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, College Enrollment, Program Effectiveness, Enrollment Rate
Okinyi, Rachel A.; Nyerere, Jackline K. A.; Kariuki, Samson I. – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
The efficiency of educational institutions is critical in the justification of resource allocation and use. However, some developing countries like Kenya face efficiency challenges regarding resource utilisation and the flow of students through the school system at various levels of education and programs. Past research in Kenya has focused more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Developing Nations, Resource Allocation
William T. Gormley; Sara Amadon; Katherine Magnuson; Amy Claessens; Douglas Hummel-Price – AERA Open, 2023
In this study, we used data from a cohort of 4,033 Tulsa kindergarten students to investigate the relationship between pre-K enrollment and later college enrollment. Specifically, we tested whether participation in the Tulsa Public Schools universal pre-K program and the Tulsa Community Action Project (CAP) Head Start program predicted enrollment…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Public Schools, Kindergarten
Espinoza, Oscar; González, Luis Eduardo; Sandoval, Luis; McGinn, Noel; Corradi, Bruno – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2022
In 2016, Chile implemented a policy of free higher education (gratuity) for secondary school graduates from families in the lower income range. One of the stated objectives of the new policy was to increase the access of secondary school graduates from families with lower levels of education. To answer that concern, we analyzed administrative data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Access to Education, High School Graduates
Smith, M. Corinne; Gosky, Ross M.; Li, Jui-Teng – Journal of College Access, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between visits to college campuses by middle school and high school students and postsecondary enrollment rates, where campus visits are classified as both formal college visits and also informal campus visits. Specifically, Traditional Campus Visits and Educational Campus Field Trips are…
Descriptors: Correlation, School Visitation, Middle School Students, High School Students
Alodat, Ali M.; Gentry, Marcia – Gifted and Talented International, 2022
Aiming to evaluate the gifted education services provided to Syrian refugee students, this study used a qualitative analysis approach to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats factors (SWOT) that affect practices and services in the field. A thematic analysis method was used to analyze qualitative data collected from official…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Refugees, Program Effectiveness
Miller, Cynthia; O'Donoghue, Rebekah; Cullinan, Dan; Perera, Sumner; Mayer, Alexander; Page, Lindsay – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2023
Applying to college and securing financial aid are complex processes that can be barriers to college enrollment, particularly for individuals not entering directly after high school. These adults can seek out support from various organizations, including the U.S. Department of Education-funded Educational Opportunity Centers (EOCs), which operate…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Adult Education, Adult Students
Bracco, Kathy Reeves; Barrat, Vanessa Ximenes; Skjoldhorne, Susann; Finkelstein, Neal – WestEd, 2021
Offering "Early Start" programs in the summer before students start their first year of college is one of the strategies that the California State University (CSU) system has used to support incoming students who may not be ready for college-level work in mathematics or written communication. In 2017, the CSU system began implementing a…
Descriptors: State Universities, College Readiness, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Bracco, Kathy Reeves; Barrat, Vanessa Ximenes; Skjoldhorne, Susann; Finkelstein, Neal – WestEd, 2021
This report is part of a series focusing on studies intended to inform the California State University (CSU) system about the implementation of Executive Order 1110 (EO 1110). A major policy adopted by the CSU Chancellor's Office in 2017, EO 1110 requires CSU campuses to eliminate noncredit developmental courses -- often known as…
Descriptors: State Universities, College Readiness, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Hori, Masahiro; Shimizutani, Satoshi – Education Economics, 2018
This paper examines the effect of a tuition-free high school program launched in FY2010 in Japan on the high school enrollment rate and household spending. We have some interesting findings. First, the program contributed to improvement in the high school enrollment rate for poorer households. Second, the program stimulated household spending…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tuition, High School Students, High Schools
Chanimbe, Timothy; Dankwah, Kwaku Opoku – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2021
Free secondary education remains limited in the developing world, where some 80% of 264 million children currently unable to access secondary education across 65 countries associated with the Global Partnership for Education are based. Despite a 2015 commitment by UN member countries to provide free secondary education by 2030, most countries with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, High Schools, Educational Policy
Cynthia Miller; Michael J. Weiss – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York's (CUNY's) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a randomized controlled trial first in New York and later through a replication in Ohio. It presents longer-term effects of CUNY ASAP in New York, showing that the program's effect on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Yamada, Hiroyuki – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2017
This report analyzes evidence from a new study assessing the effectiveness of Quantway 1 (QW1), a single-term accelerated developmental math course with a focus on quantitative reasoning. Quantway® is one of the Pathways courses (along with Statway®) developed by a network of faculty and content experts convened by the Carnegie Foundation to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, College Mathematics, Acceleration (Education), Developmental Programs
Shaw, Sara R.; Mueller, Betsy – Wisconsin Policy Forum, 2022
In the city of Milwaukee, the vast majority of students do not achieve both high school and college graduation which has been termed as a "completion crisis." This is negatively impacting not only those students but also the region's workforce challenges. Indeed, the area economy could suffer greatly unless metro Milwaukee leaders can…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Readiness, Postsecondary Education, Community Programs